Game #365
Saturday, 21 January 1899
Attendance: 10,000
Won
Division One
1st
Sheffield United
WLWWW
Bramall Lane
Albert Wilkes scored as Villa win a third game in succession to open up a four point lead at the top of the table after 22 of 34 games and with three games in hand over new nearest rivals Liverpool.
Sheffield United
1-3
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Albert Wilkes, scored for Villa to open up a four point lead, Saturday, 21 January 1899.
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
5’ Goal, 1-0, Albert Wilkes
27’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United)
HT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
54’ Goal, 2-1, George Johnson
Goal, 3-1, Jack Cowan
FT Sheffield United 1-3 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa win a third game in succession to open up a four point lead at the top of the table after 22 of 34 games and with three games in hand over new nearest rivals Liverpool.
The League table however took on a strange constitution as the Wednesday v Villa, Bolton v Villa and Burnley v Stoke had been ordered to be replayed.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield United
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1898-99 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #339 |
Saturday, 21 January 1899
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat Burnley last time out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.25 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 32.09 |
Youngest Player |
M Albert Wilkes | 24.32 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Albert Wilkes |
W Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F George Johnson |
F Jack Devey |
Sheffield United
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Sheffield made several dashes, but the Villa played the better football, and John Cowan shot a third goal for them."
*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 23 January 1899
SHEFFIELD UNITED V. ASTON VILLA.
At Bramall Lane, before 10,000 people. The United kicked off against the win, and Wilkes scored for the Villa after five minutes’ play.
Even and exciting play followed, George saved from Morren, and Bennett running down and centring Needham equalised after 27 minutes.
Rain now fell freely.
Foulkes saved from Devey and Athersmith, the Villa pressing vigorously.
Score at half time: Sheffield, one goal; Aston Villa, one goal.
On changing ends, Aston Villa played with good combination, despite the mud, and Johnson, after nine minutes, shot a second goal for them.
The same player missed a splendid chance of shooting another.
Sheffield made several dashes, but the Villa played the better football, and John Cowan shot a third goal for them.